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Month: July 2018

Peter Briger is commonly known for his high ranking executive role at the Fortress Investment Group. Indeed, he has been key to the growth of the company and has remained a key executive even after the purchase of Fortress by Softbank. But, the Princeton University and Wharton School graduate established his name in the financial services sector long before joining Fortress Group and helped steer the firm into long-term success.

Briger joined Fortress in 2002, after 15 years at the revered Goldman Sachs. In this company, Peter Briger build himself a wealth of financial and management skills that he became a partner of Goldman Sachs in 1996. He has also been the lead investor of Wauwaa firm since joining the organization in 2013. He also serves in different roles including the boards of the Tipping Point Community, CNBC, and the Center for a New American Security.

Barely half a decade after joining Fortress, Briger had already steered the assets management firm into its first massive success. It was in 2007, and the company had made an impressive $3.9 billion in assets. This value was as a result of the different acquisition that Peter Briger initiated alongside his co-principals (Wes Edens, Rob Kauffman, and Randy Nardone). In the same year, the firm became the first privately-held hedge fund to trade publicly. Part of the reason for this decision was to allow transparency in hedge fund firms, which many private managers avoid.

Since 2007, the company proliferated into an asset base worth over 40 billion in 2018. During this expansion period, Briger receives credit as the reason behind the introduction of Real Estate and Credit business as the firm. Besides, Fortress has diversified its services to focus on hedge funds, acquisitions and mergers, investment on assets, managing corporate operations, and investing in the capital markets.

Peter Briger as well, pursues philanthropic activities. In 2015, he joined hands with two Princeton Alumni to roll out the Alumni Entrepreneurs Fund for Princeton Entrepreneurs. The program encourages innovation and creativity among Princeton students and immediate alumni. This would see seed funds of up to 100,000 US dollars given to these alumni for their creativity in entrepreneurship.

Shafik Sachedina is an influential figure in the Islamic Community. He has always been associated with the Institute for Ismaili Studies for over a decade now. Shafik is a renowned dental surgeon, a successful businessman, and a member of the Ismaili community. Besides, he is the founder of Sussex Healthcare, a facility that has been offering long-term care for adults and the elderly.

His role at the Institute of Ismaili Studies

One of the critical roles that Shafik Sachedina plays at the Ismaili community is being a member of the Aga Khan Development Network committee. He is also one of the members of the Board of Governors of Ismaili Studies Institute. The institute has been engaging in conducting religious based research in the UK to promote the integration of different cultures in the Islamic community. The Ismaili Studies Institute has also been committed to promoting understanding and cohesion among different religious lines.

An additional role that Sachedina has is being the Head of the Department of Jamati Institutions located in France. He is also heading the Aiglemont’s docket of diplomatic affairs with the primary role including organizing key activities and program for the community. Shafik Sachedina headed a delegation that had traveled to Russia in 2017 to have a meeting with Mikhail Bogdanov who Middle East’s Deputy Foreign Minister. In the meeting, the leader addressed the issues that are currently affecting Syria and Afghanistan societies.

The renowned figure is also a member of the International Forum of Ismaili Leaders. He is also the committee chairperson of the Humanitarian Assistance International. Apart from these roles, he has also been part of the UK Ismaili Council for two terms. Shafik Sachedina is committed to ensuring that the Ismaili community functions as it should be, which he does voluntarily.

About Shafik Sachedina

Shafik is a Tanzanian citizen who was born in 1950. He, nevertheless, managed to get his studies abroad at the London University. Shafik obtained his bachelor’s degree in Dentistry from the London University. As a result of his qualifications, he began practicing medicine in England and had since paid keen interest in the healthcare sector.

Sussex healthcare is celebrating its accomplishments and achievements that it has been able to complete for over a period of 25 years. The Sussex healthcare has been committed to providing home care services to various people with different needs such as the elderly in the society, and also those with special needs due to disabilities. Shiraz Boghani and Shafik Sachedina have led the firm. They both have skills in different fields, and they have integrated them and combined them in running the Sussex healthcare. Boghani is well known when it comes to management in the hospitality industry since he has a track record of great success and contribution towards the hospitality industry. On the other hand, Shafik has a successful background in dental Surgeon.

Therefore, the two has used their skills and experiences to ensure that the Sussex firm is vibrant and more so award-winning firm. The Sussex healthcare was initially established in 1985, and currently, the company has more than 20 homes that are in various locations. The healthcare that is provided by the Sussex Healthcare is of great quality since the caregivers that are employed to work in this company are highly qualified and with the passion for serving the humanity.

The leadership of Sussex company ensures that all its staff members are committed to their responsibilities and they can offer satisfactory services to all the patients. To ensure efficacy, the employees are provided with continuing education training since that will make them remain updated with the current trend in the healthcare industry. Besides, the patients that seek services in Sussex firm are able to have access to various leisure activities, gym centers, and other recreational activities.

In all 20 homes that operate under Sussex firm have qualified chefs that ensures the patients are getting the best diet since they maintain nutritious meals to them. Thus, patients that need to eat a special diet should not be worried because they will be catered for and maintain their dietary. In addition, Amanda Morgan-Taylor is the current appointed Chief executive officer, and she is expected to take the firm at the apex since she has a vast experience in the healthcare field.

Average Americans have really suffered in recent years as result of the 2008 housing market crash and recession. Millions of the people became hopeless after their dreams were crushed by the many scams that resulted from the economic recession. However, it is important to point that misguided decisions around the real estate market led to the housing market crash.

Jim Toner is an experienced real estate investor that has seen it all when it comes to real estate. The entrepreneur has been able to overcome many unfortunate events in the 25 years he has been in the real estate business. As a result, he is in a good position to make industry predictions. According to Toner, the next five years will be a period wealth accumulation for investors that will be well prepared.

Jim Toner has decided to share his secretes with fearless investors that are willing to take control of their financial life. To begin with, Toner suggests that an investor’s attitude makes all the difference when it comes to making money from real estate. He insists that the 2008 crash was as a result of misguided decisions. The real estate entrepreneur argues there was no problem with the market, and investors should blame themselves for what happened. He suggests that investor should take advantage of the current low prices to buy real estate in order to grow wealth from real estate.

Although knowledge is important, Jim Toner insists that investors must have the right attitude in order to succeed in the industry. He argues that attitude is very critical when it comes to making major decisions related to life and business. According to Jim, investors should not be blinded by the risks associated with the industry. He insists that they should always see the potential rewards in the industry.

The manner in which one perceives the economy has an impact on their business success. In this case, focusing on obstacles instead of the potential opportunities can ruin one’s chances to succeed. Also, Jim Toner is of the opinion that you can only increase your income when you become valuable. Therefore, investors need to work on your mind and body to become valuable. In other words, Jim believes that one has to stop acting poor in order to be rich. See Jim Toner’s profile on Ideamensch.

Dr. Rick Shinto is a health expert with over 20 years’ experience. He is the CEO of Innovacare healthcare. He is a graduate with a bachelor’s degrees in medicine from the state university of New York at Stoney Brook. He earned a degree of bachelors of Science at the University of California in Irvine. He continued to pursue a Master’s degree in business administration (MBA at Redlands University. Dr. Rick Shinto began his medical profession journey in southern California as a pulmonologist. He has written many articles concerning clinical medicine.

The goal of Dr. Rick Shinto is to improve Innovacare service delivery so as it can grow and meet the market requirements and serve the wrong number of patients. By use of technology, Innovacare provides health services cheaply to common man without compromising the quality of the services. Invacare has drawn a large following under the leadership of Dr. Rick Shinto due to its sustainability, affordable services, and service beyond the call of duty. Dr. Rick Shinto worked at Aveta Inc. as the CEO. During his tenure at Aveta Inc., the organization won the award Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He also served at pathways Management Company as the chief medical officer. He worked as the chief medical officer in NAMM in California. His business savvy and passion for submerging in entrepreneur has led to the prosperity if Innovacare under his leadership.

Dr. Rick Shinto was guided by Penelope Kokkinides an innovative and experienced medical practitioner. She has adequate knowledge in the management of medical services. She more than 20 years of experience, and this has led to her understanding of the running and operations of Medicare systems. At Centerlight healthcare she worked as the chief managing officer where she was responsible in managing and running the care division. She worked as the head of operations at touchstone healthcare where she provides quality services. She was also the deputy president of Americhoice responsible for care management and disease management division. She served in Innovacare healthcare as the chief operating officer and later returned to the organization as the chief administrator in 2015.

Innovacare healthcare headed by Dr. Rick Shinto have over 200,000 registered members. Innovacare runs two significant programmes known as PMC Medicare choice and the MMM healthcare. Innovacare offers quality Medicare plans through the Medicare Advantage healthcare plan. This led to the firms attaining the highest accreditation given out in 2011 by National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). It was the first product to receive the distinction.